LEGO City Update! Placing the Brick Cross Train Station

[@pavlovdoorman]

Suggestion: would remove the hospital from the new location, and using the side door of the coffee shop at the station, would place a terrace with some tables.

[@RichardWhitehead-k7w]

I built a radius at both ends of my extended platform. As I had exactly the same catching issue.

[@chrisdabeard8790]

I would move the hospital to a different location, maybe create more parking or an extension to the cafe on the side of the station. Also, in the 2 base plate gap in the middle you could build an outside basketball court, with an entry way from the street in the half base plate gap in the buildings.

[@HyitsSmee]

really like the Brickcross train station, but not fond of the hospital being right beside it. The hospital is a quiet zone and a train station isn't.

[@EreptileDysfunction]

I agree. Also the ambulance loading area is right next to the train tracks so I feel like if it were to stay then there should be a fence or barrier of some sort

[@StrykeSZN]

it’s hard to believe how long it’s been since you’ve had the city in your basement. time sure is flying

[@alphonsesuitperson]

I don't like that the plain wall is facing the open area that we see the most, I am sure it would be a lot of work, but almost thinking that flipping where the storefronts are so that the cafe faces us, and has the alt mod of it where you put in a bigger patio/music stage in would work really well. In terms of where in the city its great!

[@Mark-tt7uy]

Totally agree Can make a nice garden area with the cafe and viewing area of the rail entrance. Little mini figs always love watching the trains

[@TylerMShantz]

The Brickcross Train station next to the high density downtown buildings is good land use and transportation planning. That arrangement is known as transit oriented development. Good planning Jordan!

[@EzBricks_]

You should make the 3 curve road plates to one angled road! (Right by the hospital)

[@michaelnegron4971]

Love where you moved everything! Except the hospital, the design doesn't really belong anywhere, and I never liked it. Maybe a redesign?

[@RichardWhitehead-k7w]

Ibuilt a radius at both ends of my extended platform. As I had exactly the same catching issue.

[@rosemorrison7075]

Hi Bricksie and Jose. Thanks for this delightful update on the City. The placement of the Brick Cross Train Station is perfect! And all of the other modifications now make so much sense. I'm so glad you didn't have to rip up the beach, as it is so lovely and there are so many stories you have created. Enjoy your evening. Hot chocolate sounds like a good idea.

[@jeannine.]

Great place for it. Looks awesome.

[@AstroNerd]

I really like the placement of the train station. My only comment is to do with the “s” shaped curve it creates in the read to get to the zoo. Could slide the hospital down one base plate and just extend the road and only have 1 curve? You’d need to move the Jazz club to the right and have the road right along your access hole. This also gives you room in between the train station and hospital to add a buffer building or some of the other recommendations in some of the other posts.

[@warrennewman5325]

The train restaurant looking fantastic like left side wall opening quite clever..city looking

[@BrickBuyBrick75]

Really great city updates and for the train station - ALL ABORAD !!!!

[@Bricky_shots]

I think you should switch both side parts of the station. So the waffle shop on the left side, so you have a more beautiful view and maybe make the terrace a little bit bigger. And the new paper stand is just a wall so that can be on the hospital side.

[@cenaguy1246]

in that empty space across from the hospital, it would be cool to build an empty lot with a diy baseball field surrounded by tallish buildings like on the show hey arnold!

[@arsadorap3619]

Sports court or a old cafe would be cool. Any storytelling scene might work as well. Any out of place scenario, aka a movie set in that court. Plenty to kindle your imagination and bring home a small side project. 😅

[@mrsawiggins]

Yeah, that's walkable from the station to the zoo and beach. And having it there DOES make it more accessible for the rest of that part of downtown. It nicely rounds out the one touristy area and has another station nearish the other touristy area. That makes sense. I might add a sidewalk to connect it to the boardwalk, but they can walk around the hospital to accomplish the same thing. Looks great! And I like the idea of a secret garden!

[@kamahiph]

nice, the hospital is a lil bit out of place, maybe an hotel

[@hammond_adam]

For the two empty base plates in the middle, I would put in a parking garage. You'd have to take out a half base plate along the front road as an entrance, but it would give you somewhere to put all your excess vehicles. Plus, there theoretically should be more parking downtown. Other than a small area facing the street, it wouldn't need much detail.

[@MultigrainKevinOs]

That front Street looks excellent! Really love the big buildings all together makes it look grand. Great changes! Suggestion for that little corner sliver between the tracks and new station, would make a great little subway entrance.

[@Markvigil1985]

Perfect spot for Brick Cross station👏👏👏👏😃🤌

[@Myusernamehere33]

That open space next to the train would be peak real estate for a super luxury condo building as it overlooks the beach and is right next to the train for commuting. Would be awesome to see you build a luxury apartment building there.

[@tonyag5881]

Could put it over there for the amusement park, drop off area 🎉😊

[@Lee1978R]

The tall buildings look great there Bricksie as it hides one of the open holes from the front view. A courtyard park inside the gap of the tall buildings sounds good. ❤

[@kellbell8866]

I love this new layout! That is the perfect place for the train station. I love the boutique hotel by the park and canal. I would love to stay at that hotel and walk around the oark and to the jazz club.

[@tylermatteson7289]

Is there room to add a platform on the beach side?

[@blacktronpavel]

Fantastic progress! So here’s an idea for the area and space behind buildings that are mostly hidden, that’s a great place to put a basketball court or something.

[@gwendafishley6368]

The station looks great there.❤

[@TheUnknownDutchman]

The empty space would make a perfect city-garden. Or, remove one building so it’s accessible. And make it a car-park.

[@brickademy]

Hope all is well with you and the fam (you rarely upload this late.)

[@angelinnz6796]

Looks good. Glad you didnt change the beach

[@RichardWhitehead-k7w]

Think location of train station is good. Pity you didn’t invert it. So the cafe was on the left and you could have extended the seating area. Plus would be seen more. I think the tall buildings block the view of the city. Can see what you were trying to do but not keen. Plus it’s will be hard to see the centre courtyard/garden with such tall buildings all around it.

[@runswimsc]

I like the secret place created by the new positions. It would be really cool to have a outside basketball court in there.

[@BrianHew-pq6vp]

I would move the train station to the left a half a baseplate and add a patio next to the Cafe like suggested or move the hospital somewhere else in the downtown core like suggested.

[@douglasoconnor8967]

You could try a back ally way in the two base plate space. It seems small to do the types of parks you create. But could have some dumpsters and hvac units or something back there

[@conmon7068]

The hospital is out of place where it is. I’m not a fan of all those tall buildings blocking the sight lines of the rest of the city and the hospital blocks the site line to the zoo. I think shorter buildings upfront would provide better views. For the “new block” with the empty 2 plates on the inside. Why not make that area diagonally - the empty two plates can be full of HP stories. You may even be able to fit gringots in there…. Not sure how the math works.

[@revilo1st]

Oh id be soo tempted to make something like the shambles in York for that gap, it'd be a hard challenge for sure

[@thedoctor4637]

If you turn the modulars like you had the idea with the pedestrian area where the previous road was, you could make the walkway only 16 studs wide and incorporate 16 stud deep modulars to hide the backs of the other row. Also, the 3 turn “s-bend” in front of the hospital and Jazz Club would make a bit more sense as just one turn, but it’d require a bit of modification to the raised section. (See replies for diagram)

[@thedoctor4637]

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[@carriemaxwell4695]

The empty area behind thee police station could be turned into half a basketball court and half a children's park. The gap where a small building can go can be the gateway, like an arch, and then you just have an apartment on top so it doesn't leave such an open space.

[@JonysTravels]

Love the changes!!! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

As you dident think that station would go in the cuntry .their all way s. That city set train station or you could build a custom train station for your cuntry side. With a grain silo .next to it like some cuntry train station s have .

[@kaleydalling4258]

Love the location, and all the changes you made. That’s Lego! Change is the name of the game 😊

[@rbleisem]

Bricksie, the new Lego greenhouse modular, you could place it behind the boutique hotel, with this setup, so bonus. Look up old town by simon 84 on re brick able, it also has a alley, would mean moving your twin buildings with their walkway. But it would give you two alley. Another option would be moving your front street, one baseplate backwards, that would allow you to put in on a long stretch of track, to letting you add in a long platform. As for your country station, what about getting a current low key hogwarts express for it's station? The one you already have, had that platform with walkbridge to the other platform. Then you can play it as your hogwarts is where one of your standing holes, currently is. But you forgot another option, for your new brickcross station, namely, before the zoo, just needs a smaller turning loop, or one more layed backwards. Would let you use a longer platform and who says the cars need to turn, at all? There is that beach parking spot, right? Just needs a bus stop. Start using those standing holes, better. With that I mean, play it as if something is actually there, that we can't see. Like say the Zoo being bigger then we actually think, by say expending some of the walls, along the edge of the standing holes, so you can see the inside, from the hole. Maybe add in a basement of said structure, for example.

[@generalobi3669]

One tiny change I recommend, is moving the donut shop next to the press building, I think Garage and Police would match pretty well

[@siimkornel8028]

The doughnut shop could be next to futuristic city build to create a shared rooftop terrace 😎

[@MrRobTheLEGEND]

Think you lose some of the sightlines now with the tallers buildings at the front, you also cross from a train station onto a garage exit, it may better with larger pavements and pedestrians friendly. I love that station set more than the previous.

[@barbarjinx3802]

Great placement. Add a little at grade path through that green space to the beach boardwalk.

[@wesleyandrews9198]

I think the hospital is out of place. The area next to the coffee shop in the new train station could have a few tables added as an extension to the seating area.

[@robertdurrance8161]

i think everything looks perfect but the hospital doesnt fit in its new spot. but cant think of anywhere else too put it

[@leegajjar-taylor5127]

You should Add a pedestrian bridge from the boardwalk to the open green area next to train station.

[@brianmoore6294]

In that middle section leave a 1/2 base plate walking area. Then put an ice cream shop or restaurant back there with I nice open patio type seating available or park setting combo for it?

[@petermaris9697]

Nice one. Been thinking about placing my brick cross indeed that platform needs some extension. Inside that 9x9 square you could do a police impound? Even space for cars.

[@brentr8365]

Basketball ball court behind tall buildings.

[@MSAKES]

Maybe you can put the hospital on the other side of the station, so that the station cafeteria is on the corner, if you turn the hospital a quarter it can be connected to the road immediately. Then you don't see that bare wall of the station anymore.. By the way i like the big buildings at the other side its like grand central station NY between al the big skycrapers❤

[@GigaTrope]

If you're ever running low on space, I'd consider switching some city roads to 1-way streets that take up half the space. Real life cities have plenty of these.

[@Mylegos]

Nice update! Good video👍like it all ✌️

[@Lee1978R]

I have a suggestion.. any bit of space you have in the downtown you could make an underground or subway station entrance /exit and one would look good next to the new station as we have linked over ground and underground stations here in London (UK)

[@LivingRetirement]

Build a court yard with little gardens and seating areas.

[@hawkleybroccoli4770]

You can fit diagon ally in between

[@Soulrider137]

What if you built a block or two wide facade on the back of the modular buildings to create another "business". no idea if it would look good, but just an idea

[@douglasoconnor8967]

Or a court yard with basket ball hoop

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

As Manny are saying. Train station looks good in that spot .as you thorts whanted it their. Only thing is the hospital. Id .outta wack .been next to a train station. Ive never seen a. Hospital. Next to a train station .add in real life an I know you seed. You not trying to make the city 100% realistic. Great city up date vid 😊 👍👍

[@M.Pinky.16]

I still really think the train station needs to go in the city core. Your city though 🤷‍♂️

[@thorinoakeshield]

Up House in the center area of the tall buildings elevated on clear panels?

[@YannickLanquetin]

You should switch the green and purple building on each side of the police station because the green one is higher and it will cover more of the side of the corner garage!!

[@brandonhall9325]

A basketball court in the opening might be pretty cool, for the youths. Or Adam Sandler. 😆😎

[@andylab55]

Instead of a hidden park on the two baseplates behind the modulars, maybe add a basket ball court or tennis court!

[@thatKONNORguy]

I would maybe consider putting some shorter buildings in the front of the new space. With the tall ones it's hard to see the upcoming garden space in the middle.

[@youssefmontassar106]

You should build a parking lot in the green space near the train station, or a custom modular building.

[@martindms77]

I love everything you do. I'm confident you will find the perfect place for the train station. Right now, it looks too out of scale with other buildings. I think if you want to keep it in the city you will need to increase the height by as much as six bricks. I also think that the big city block you made hides too much of all the great work that you've done behind it. I don't have any easy suggestions for you. I can't wait to see what you come up with.

[@BeardedMeeple]

Just a suggestion, but you tend to mention space usage and depth/ elevation. Please, please.... reconsider the layout with the taller buildings in the front block. Shorter buildings and then go taller. It'll give you the perception of elevation and everything won't tower over the train station and the boardwalk. The city will progressively get taller naturally. Just a suggestion really, but overall I love what you're doing. 👍

[@Delphi.Python]

Personally, I feel the hospital is a little bit out of place. To be honest, I probably wouldn’t put any buildings next to the train station at all. I’m in Europe and here those types of buildings are usually standing on their own with some space to breathe, so maybe I’m biased

[@atowng907]

I find your videos so relaxing and educational. You’re very systematic and thorough with your audio commentary. Thanks for having an awesome channel for us to enjoy.

[@MRAJBR1CKS]

How it was better

[@CriticsCupofficial]

You should try “mirroring” the backs of modular buildings when you need too

[@Kanooky_Jones]

A hospital next to the train station doesn't feel right. Maybe a moc of a bus station there. A little transportation hub.

[@stratplus]

The hospital should definitely not be next to the train station. It's way too high. Put some small building, like a restaurant or bar next to the station so the station has some "room to breathe".

[@johnvocatura]

It looks great. It doesn't really matter much though, you're just going to switch it up in no time anyway. :)

[@carlrodger-fox7741]

Not to be one of those tell you what to do with your lego city but I know you like story telling so that “hidden” space behind the new layout (by brick cross) could be an alien landing site (didnt you have a round alien ship ? ) or something whacky and wild cause its not going to spoil any views or be out of place cause its not easily seen

[@aliciapozzo9947]

dont forget the new corner modular building coming jan1

[@lordsjaak]

1:05 behonest still disagreed as mine oppion, it shall look good in the country side because you can also made small village in that style. but it is mine oppion because i see many small village with weird stations in mine country.

[@123UTuber]

Maybe a sport park with soccer/ football fields and a baseball diamond or a basketball court

[@leef6287]

personally, I would try and intergrate the station into the amusement park as an alternative to the main entrance

[@jeremyhancock4071]

Maybe another parking lot but with a car show going on in that 2 baseplate space

[@chuntsy176]

@bricksie will the skate park fit inside the buildings?

[@MykoMethod]

The backs of modular buildings bugs me so much, they really need to start making them look more presentable. They don't need the same level of detail as the front - not even close, but considering the cost of a set these days it definitely shouldn't look THAT bare bones. Some of them don't even have windows, and most of them look like an unrendered space in a video game compared to the rest of the building. A few little touches here and there, a little bit of texture would make such a huge difference, and at least it wouldn't look like a half finished set when its built either. I know they probably leave them blank because people are placing them against other buildings, but it shouldn't feel like a requirement to hide half the set either, you should have the option of it being freestanding without 3 of the 4 sides looking ugly and unfinished. Some of them are real eye sores from any view except directly in front. Even a couple masonry bricks would go an awful long way.

[@TurtleBurger681]

Idk about you, but I think the 2 buildings next to the police station should swap sides. Either that or you should cover the walls on the police station and garage with graffiti to cover up the exposed flat sides. Same on the back side, since you're planning or putting a park back there, the backside of the police station is a great place for one of those building size graffiti or advertisements On that note, I think realistically this would be a bad place to put a park as with all those tall buildings so close it the park would get no sun. It would be better to add a basketball court or skate park.

[@RCE_Jr]

make a little country village and put the train station there because the buildings are to tall around it

[@winterrain1947]

I wish I could become an animated lego mini fig and walk around in the city.

[@williamjurgen1141]

Hospital placement looks a little bit wierd

[@williamewen383]

Yeah, agree, hospital next to train station?!!!!!

[@Scout-c9r]

Suggestion: move the train station by where the bus is i think it would look good

[@timgomolka644]

Will you be getting one of the Lego Advent calendars?

[@robertsargeant4351]

In the gap you have created, why not put Diagon Alley? That’s what I did in mine so it is effectively hidden as in the movies

[@Random_Roblox2]

I always had a big question sign in my head and i needed to know it so do the bricklink sets use pieces with lego imprints or not?

[@anamarijahalaburic2569]

Lego owns Bricklink.

[@SimoneChiaretta]

I don’t think hospital fit near the train station. Maybe a cafe or restaurant

[@max_vanillawafer3592]

You should put a large tree beside the new train station to hide that front wall

[@Mr.TopHatYHS]

Hi

[@sharonescarlettrodriguezva4686]

Cuando le aumento eso y no lo vi 😢

[@melloisabot]

I think you need a parking lot or a mall

[@Sullrosh]

Diagon Alley?